Key Verse Spotlight
John 19:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.”
John 19:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged {him}.
And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put {it} on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,
And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands.
Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him.
Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And {Pilate} saith unto them, Behold the man!
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